Another day, another Apple tablet PC rumour. But the rumors may be getting closer to the truth, or vice versa, as a report surfaced from Taiwan today that Apple plans to releases its much discussed tablet computer this October. Guesstimated pricing: £700.

Since its debut, Safari has offered Apple Mac users hassle-free browsing, standards-friendly HTML rendering, and a number of thoughtful and handy features to make surfing the Web just a little bit more fun. Its triumphant new version continues all these trends with style--and bolts on a jumbo jet engine's worth of pure speed.

When Apple first announced the iPhone in 2007, the company said that it planned to continually update the phone with new features and functionality. In 2008, Apple released iPhone 2.0, which opened up a whole new world of third-party applications, finally converting the iPhone from the latest hot gizmo to a viable platform.

The top-of-the-range 32GB iPhone 3GS will be free for U.K. customers willing to sign a two-year service contract with network operator O2 for £73.41 (US$120) per month. With cheaper contracts, the phone costs up to £274.23.

The new iPhone 3G S boasts remote data wipe, hardware-based encryption and tethering of the device to a laptop that would seem to please business users interested in protecting data and enhancing productivity.

Apple iPhone owners interested in picking up an Apple iPhone 3G S on launch day, 19 June 2009 will have to cancel their outstanding contract with O2, by paying the full amount outstanding for every month still on the contract.

French site HardMac discovered a newly-published Apple Knowledge Base article which noted that the new MacBook Pros can boot off Secure Digital cards, as well as answering other questions regarding the just-released models' SD card slot.

Apple's Laptops and desktops could see software performance gains with parallel programming tools built into the company's new operating system, Mac OS X 10.6, which was introduced by the company on Monday.

Apple executives took potshots at Microsoft's Windows 7 today as they trumpeted the September release of the company's own Snow Leopard operating system and its $29 upgrade price (UK pricing has yet to be set, but is expected to be around £20).